Rural Sports
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Rural Sports is a traditional British poem by William Somerville that humorously depicts country life and field sports in the early 18th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rural Sports canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
didactic poem
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| author | William Somerville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| depicts |
country life
ⓘ
field sports ⓘ rural customs ⓘ |
| genre |
mock-heroic poetry
ⓘ
pastoral poetry ⓘ sporting poetry ⓘ |
| hasHumourType |
comic exaggeration
ⓘ
gentle satire ⓘ |
| hasPart |
descriptions of fishing
ⓘ
descriptions of hunting ⓘ descriptions of rural festivities ⓘ |
| hasReception | recognized as an early example of English sporting poetry ⓘ |
| hasStyle | Augustan poetry style ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
leisure activities
ⓘ
rural culture ⓘ sport ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Virgilian pastoral tradition
ⓘ
classical poetry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
descriptive poem
ⓘ
narrative poem ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Augustan literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 18th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
country pastimes
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field sports ⓘ hunting ⓘ rural life ⓘ |
| portrays |
English rural society
ⓘ
country squires ⓘ rural sportsmen ⓘ |
| setting | English countryside ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 18th century ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| workOf | William Somerville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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